10 minute meals for less than $10

Most people think it’s almost impossible to feed their family a meal for less than $10, but think again!  I’ll be sharing these recipes on my YouTube page to help you save money while planning a healthy and filling meal for your family of four or less.  These recipes only take about 10 minutes or less to prepare.  If you’re teaching your kids how to cook, these are simple/easy to follow recipes that they can learn how to prepare, as well.

Click on the following link to watch how you can save money while feeding a family of 4 for less than $10 (http://youtu.be/Bs_u5jS3PUE).  My recipe is below:

4-6 oz of skinless chicken breast (I bought mine at Walmart, Harvest Chicken/skinless chicken breast, pre-packaged into 4 – 6 oz portions) ($2-$2.50/Walmart)

6-8 pieces of East Coast Fresh Catch Shrimp ($1/Harris Teeter on sale $8.99 lb)

2-90 Second Uncle Bens Brown Rice ($1.39 less - I used a $1/off coupon from another Uncle Ben’s product)

2-cups of vegetables ($1 - I used a generic frozen vegetable mix for this recipe “without added seasonings” from Walmart, but you could use any medley of vegetables)

Olive Oil for sautéing (.25 - I bought mine on sale at Food Lion, but Walmart usually has the lowest price.  If you’re on a budget but generic brands in smaller quantities.  I use olive oil in almost everything I cook)

1 frying pan

Seasonings – I used Cayenne Pepper, MSG free and salt free Mrs. Dash seasonings (whatever you use just make sure it’s salt/MSG free and as natural as possible), Garlic powder.  About one to one and a half of seasonings is all you will need for this recipe.  

It took about 6-7 minutes to make this lunch or dinner.  You could add a slice of organic whole wheat bread for less than .50 cents a slice or Arnold’s whole wheat bread for .25 cents a slice.

Enjoy!

Pat

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